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IIT-Delhi and IIT-BHU see an increase in salary packages even amidst pandemic

In the first phase of placements, IIT-D received 300 offers. This also includes pre-placement offers. Whereas, IIT-BHU saw 396 offers in the first slot.

IIIT-BHU saw a total of 30 companies making job offers on the first day of placements.

  • They offered 217 jobs with annual CTC ranging from Rs 64.2 lakh to Rs 11.50 lakh pa.
  • This is an increase from last year’s range which was between Rs 58.21 lakh to Rs 10 lakh pa.
  • A total of 1,365 students applied from which 396 have already been placed.
  • Companies having come to hire students from IIT-BHU include Alphonso, AppDynamics, Codenation, Flipkart APM, Microsoft, Jaguar, Cisco, Goldman Sachs, Bajaj amongst others.
  • On the second day of the placements, companies like Paytm, Deloitte, Oyo, ICICI came to the institute.

IIT-Delhi received 300 offers on the first day of placements. However, this number also includes those students who got multiple job offers.

  • Around 13 students have opted out of the placements and will pursue entrepreneurship after their graduation.
  • Such students get the option of being able to avail placement services once for up to 2 years.
  • Recruiters like Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Intel, etc came to the university in the first round.

The institutes have taken several steps due to which they have witnessed a rise in salary packages offered to the students compared to last year.


All institutes have moved their placement process online. IIT-Delhi conducted virtual placement process for the first time whereas IIT-Madras had already started online internship process.

Some institutes like IIT-D and IIT-M have also allowed students who couldn’t bag their preferred job last year to reappear in the current round of placements.

The Office Career Services (OCS) at IIT-D is also providing various other services like test series, expert talks, seminars, etc to help students prepare for the virtual placement process.

By Komal Yadav

Komal is an English literature student with a keen interest in economic developments and politics amongst others. She is a part of Research & Content team at HrNxt.com

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